 
Good Night Billygoat is the singular name for the duo of David Klein and Nick Woolley. The two artists have collaborated continuously since 2006 on projects which combine their shared passions: woodworking and animation. Klein and Woolley initially formed as the musical/visual duo of Good Night Billygoat, producing animated art films and performing their live, original scores. These films, which include the 17-minute "Dioscuri" and the 18 minute follow up "The Golden Age," have been described as "stop-motion shorts of staggering complexity," created one tiny movement at a time via tens of thousands of individual photographs of an ever-morphing art piece. These photos are then stitched together to become an elaborately detailed and captivating art film, bringing their other-worldly aesthetic to life. During live sets, the films are projected onto a wall-sized screen as Klein and Woolley play an original musical arrangement on harp, keyboards, accordion, glockenspiel and electric guitar. This sonic accompaniment, coupled with the intricate visuals, have played to sold out theaters in performances described as "breathtaking" and "delicately haunting." Originally based in L.A., the duo recently relocated to Portland, Oregon to continue their work in animation and music. |
